Operations Special Issue #1

Published by: Multi-Man Publishing. August 2008
(Log in to add this module to your collection
or to see your play details)

Introduction:

Table of Contents:

Bastogne for the Standard Combat Series
Driving on Fumes, as Ordered!
The Low Blow - invading Fortress Europe through the Netherlands (for The Mighty Endeavor)
Learning Wargames with simple Afrika
Stuff that didn't get into Strike Them A Blow
Assault on Rotterdam - an extended scenario for Fallschirmjaeger
Soviet Leader Units in RSR
Armies of the Wehrmacht in RSR
Hinge of Fate - 1942 - A new scenario for Shifting Sands
Valor of the Guards - a primer to Central Stalingrad
Making Waves - scenario analysis for ASLSK
XXX Corps, A Race to Arnhem - German strategy for Monty's Gamble
Warriors of God Leader Profiles
Salamanca review
Take me to Waterloo
An interview with Dean Essig
Gaming Stuff:

IGS game Iwo Jima - Rage Against The Marines with 88 5/8" counters, two maps, 8 pages of rules, 1 force screen
ASL mini-CG HASL Singling
ASL scenario Fire on the Volga converted to use VotG map
ASLSK scenario Ripples on the Pond
ASLSK scenario Going to New York
SCS Fallschirmjaeger variant 1/2" counters
Cover

Articles and Resources:

TitleAuthorDescriptionPage/url
Valor of the Guards: A Primer to Central StalingradJim TorkelsonAnalysis25 -27
Making Waves - A Scenario Analysis of "Ripples on the Pond"Brian YouseAnalysis27 - 28, 33

Reviews:

No reviews right now, why not write one?

Scenarios:

ScenarioPlayedTotalRatingLocationTheatreAttackerDefenderLengthBalancePopularity*
S30: Ripples on the Pond024 6.55Apweiler, GermanyETOAmericanGerman2.4 hrsBalanced6%
S31: Going to New York!065 6.39Station San Oliva, SicilyMTOItalianAmerican2.4 hrs58% American15%
SG01: Abrams' Charge030 6.83Singling, FranceWTOAmericanGerman9 hrs83% German7%
SG02: Fitzgerald's Fire050 6.17Singling, FranceWTOGermanAmerican2.4 hrs70% American12%
VotG18: In Sight of the Volga0176 7.86Stalingrad, RussiaETOGermanRussian (NKVD)/Russian9.8 hrsBalanced41%
SG CG I: A Pleasant Diversion057 6.83Singling, FranceWTOAmericanGerman73% German13%

 * Popularity is the sum of Roar and Archive reported playings based as a percentage of the parent publication's total games.

 (Dark) grey rows indicate Night scenarios.

Median length of scenarios: 2.4hrs

Average rating of scenarios: 6.77

Total playing time: 26hrs

All Rights Reserved. (c)2022 Dave Ramsey.